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Welcome poker fans and thanks for visiting. During the week please visit the special WPT Marrakech Live Reporting website for live tournament updates, video clips, photos and player chip counts. Furthermore, each day while we are here in the lovely city of Marrakech we will be using this space for blogging and rounding up a collect ...

    Chilipoker.com has finalized a three-year deal with WPT Enterprises to bring another major media poker tournament to the African continent. The inaugural WPT Marrakech will take place later this year in Marrakech, Morocco, and online satellite tournaments for the event should begin on Chilipoker and other Ipoker card rooms ...

    So! You've heard about MyPokerBlog, one of the main collaborators for the Malta Poker Open 2010, and you want to know more.  Malta Poker Events had a 'sit-down' with Jonathan Vincentz, CEO of MyPokerBlog and Pokernet.DK - Denmark's biggest poker forum - to tell it like it is!  ...

The first live super satellite for the Malta Poker Open – Powered by XLBet.com kicked off at 4:30pm on Sunday the 5th September 2010 at the Portomaso Casino. 66 players participated in the €110+€10 freeze-out tournament each competing for a €1,100 main event seat for the Malta Poker Open.   Players were handed 15,0 ...

Summer Face/Off - Satellite 4 23 minutes ago   Summer Face/Off Live Satellite - Week 4   The 4th Satellite tournament for the Malta Summer Face/Off Tournament took place at the Dragonara Casino on Wednesday 12th May 2010.  In this tournament 22 players got together and went head to head in a €37 + €3 freeze- ...

Summer Face/Off Satellite Week 3     Malta Poker Events and the Dragonara Casino, hosted their 3rd live satellite tournament, last night, Wedensday 5th May 2010 in attendance of the €300 + €30 Summer Face/Off Poker tournament which is taking place between the 28th and the 30th May 2010, at the Dragonar ...

Malta Poker Events – Thursday Satellite - 19.11.09 The action picked up yet again on Thursday the 19th November with Malta Poker Events at the Portomaso Casino, St. Julians. 4 Seats were given out as prizes for the €220 freeze-out taking place on Sunday the 29th November. Winners of the €27+3 freezeout satellite event included p ...

Dear Poker Community, I have now gotten back into the game, playing more frequently both live and online. My favorite game is a live cash game, however when I'm online I will often play a mix of SnGs, MTTs and cash games. I have decided to try to improve my game and continue treating poker very seriously. In an effort to do so, I have gona bac ...

This 3 day main event that took place at Portomaso Casino in St.Julian's, Malta started on March 23rd. A total of 276 players both local and international (mainly Italians and Eastern) paid a fee of €550 each battling for a share of a €100,000 prize pool. I placed 3rd in this event cashing in €12,700 and below is my log of events. I took notes afte ...

In what is unveiling to be one of the biggest scams over the past year, pivgame which was sharing the services of its multi poker platform with muchospoker, has got the same muchos closed down and opened a court injuction against the "Estonian-owned site" of muchospoker.From what is emerging the web-site has masked its operations and inducted playe ...

Dropping a hand like A-J is easy enough, but dropping A-Q can sometimes be a heartbreaker. Having the courage to do so can save your bankroll in many situations and this advice is geared towards higher limits or 'rational' games where raises from players are usually a good indicator of strength. Most tight players will raise with three hands: AA a ...

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It's time again for the 4th edition of the Malta Poker Showdown. Who is gonna put his name on the 4th trophy of the season?The event will be held on Sunday 27th June with a 150+15 buy-in and will be played as a freeze-out tourney. Blinds are set at 30 minutes and stack at 15,000. Buffet dinner will be served free for all participants while fre ...

The 3rd edition of the Malta Poker Showdown took place last Sunday 6th June at Casino di Venezia. The buy-in for the event was €150+15 and saw 35 players participating, a constant increment in the number of players from the first to the third event. The total prize pool summed up to €5250 while the tournament saw it start at 16:30 and fi ...

    Casino di Venezia has launched its new poker tournament schedule for the second half of the season.Blinds have been revised on Mondays and Tuesdays. Buyins will now be of 10+2 with rebuys of 10. Wednesday and Thursdays have been dedicated to two freezout tournaments of 40+4 and 50+5 respectively. Friday will be reserved for th ...

  Fiches & Chips is the new addition to the Casino di Venezia Poker Calendar. The first event will be held on the 19th of June starting at 8 pm at Casino di Venezia. Buy-In for the tournament will be of 100+10 freezout with 30 minute blinds and 10 000 chip stack. A super satellite will be held on Friday 18th June with a buy-in of ...

Malta Poker Tours in collaboration with Casino di Venezia is pleased to offer you a stunning 30% \'Rakeback’ promotion This offer is an exclusive offer for customers registering via the Maltapokertours.com website. Participating is simple as 1,2,3. Register your Account .. Click Here Download our Lobby .. Click Here Start Playing by loggin ...

It's always nice to get some recognition for all the hard work you put into something. At Full Tilt Poker we reward the players who have played the most with our Iron Man Year-End Bonus.  Players who reach any of four Iron Man status levels during the second half of 2010 (July through December) will receive a bonus at the beginning of Janua ...

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€1,440 Pot And 12 Winners      Malta Poker Open 2010 - Powered by XLbet.com 'Stage 1' Live Satellite at the Portomaso Casino, St. Julians, Malta.   A total of 53 players registered for the MPO2010 ‘Stage 1’ live satellite at the Portomaso Casino on the 21st& ...

      Malta Poker Open 2010 - Powered by XLBet.com The Malta Poker Open 2010 follows up on last year’s success as one of Malta’s finest poker tournaments. This year, the buy-in is being increased to €1,100 and players are flying in from top European countries to compete in Malta’s hottest Poker tournament ...

The Merge Gaming Network just got a little bigger. On Tuesday, it was revealed that Big Bet Poker is the Network's newest addition. The group of sites already includes ACED, Carbon Poker, Iron Duke, Poker Nordica, Reefer Poker, and Spin32. The Network happily accepts players from the United States. In a press release distributed by Big Bet Poker o ...

All Poker Academy Players receive a Weekly 60% Rakeback payment credited to their account!Our mission is to act as the agent of online poker players to help them save money on poker room rake fees. This is achieved by offering our players rake back; a weekly cash refund of their rake. Many players are saving over a €100 cash in online poker rake ba ...

Learning with Poker AcademyMy Poker Academy offers you the possibility to meet like minded players at all levels, discuss your strategies and help improve your game. Get inside information and advanced poker training.The Poker Academy is a free online poker portal specializing in No Limit Texas Hold'em. It is made up of five main subject areas - ba ...

My Poker Academy is currently recruiting prop poker players looking to earn a revenue from playing online Poker. An extra special rake deal is being offered to selected players with the right skill and enough time to generating excellent statistics. Do you have what it takes?Place a comment on this blog post for more details.. ...

Two thousand and twelve is finally here and we have finally managed to revamp our poker community. Clearly the effort had paid off so we can finally boast the new technology and a new website. Our team is currently organizing the tournament event calendar for 2012 with our new sponsor Yachting Poker and deciding o ...

We have reached a milestone, after only a few weeks since launch we have made so many new friends, just today: My Poker Academy has 400 Facebook Members in its Public Poker Enthusiast Group Thanks a million guys & gals for supporting us! We love you! ...

played in 2  1st.  3rd=$10  2nd. 1st =$25 3rd. 8th 4th. 2nd=$15 5th. 2nd=$15 6th.2nd=$15  2 more and i get the $200 bonus :D go me ahha was unlucky not to get to top 2 ran 4th 2/2 out of x5 in my heads up so far even got unlucky but manage to keep cool and still take both out !!! Cheers Dan ...

$11mtt i had about 4.1k was comin about 12 th by this stage and then i had ace queen ran into ace king ( i played it terrible was out of postion and just pretty much from there after the way that hand got played out and way i started to tell myself how bad i played the hand and how much i lost just really lost me it really was angry with my preform ...

Played 1 hand about 15 hands into it when i pick up kings i reraise this guy who instant shoves on me pre with aq of spades flop j 7 2  then he turns 4 of spades witch makes him have draw and blank on river witch gives me a great double up  and sits me well and lol as i was typing this i jsut got 10 9 on button and called flop 10h 10d 8h ...

As far as cashing jp im 3/3 today played anthor 6 Sng came 3rd (was real chiped up and looking god for anthor 1st to be looking good for that big bonus $$$$ but i got involved in 3 races with short stacks witch were all hard to get out of. Unfortanlty i lost all 3 races but still fought back to come 3rd ;) hope to see you on soon     & ...

Played 2 $11 double ups so far today 2/2 (in 1 of them lost with aces to qj after he rerasied me witch got me down to about 600 but a chip in the chair is all you need ;)   ...

Omaha is a game that appears very similar to Texas hold’em, but in fact is quite different. The additional two cards and the restriction that players can only use three board cards creates an entire new array of strategies relevant to Omaha. There is one poker variation that beat all the others – it’s definitely the game where you find most action ...

Omaha is Not Hold’em: BluffingOne mistake that players comparing hold’em to Omaha make regards bluffing. While bluffing in limit hold’em is difficult because of the fixed betting limits, bluffing in Omaha is that much harder. The reason for this is that with so many cards in play, someone usually has the nuts or close to it by t ...

With pot limit Omaha it can be an easy mistake to bet the pot instead of making a small 'test' raise (be sure the raise is not to small) and so test the water. If your expecting a re-raise based on your cards and the cards on the table, then have the discipline to fold.  ...

Be smart with your AA, AA Suited and AA Double Suited. Trick or treat, only reraise the hand preflop otherwise trap. Watch the flop, then make an attempt at winning the hand. Smaller bot, looking for top flush draw. ...

Cashgame, Omaha pot limit full table. -only play good starting hands -play the lower starting hands only in position -put most of your focus on your hand and on the flop rather than on the other players -if a few players are in, only chase the nut flush or the nut straight -don’t risk all your chips with bottom set -don’t chase flush ...

Small-ball is the style of poker employed by the majority of successful tournament players, as it enables you to steadily increase your stack without taking significant risks. When you watch a player who's employing a small-ball strategy at the table, you'll notice how well they appear to control the action, yet at the same time appearing to play w ...

The game of poker is warfare of an unusual type. You battle it out with chips and cards instead of armaments and physical strength, using conflicting information to make the best decisions possible. Some players come to the felt with a major part of their arsenal muted; they lack the psychological support to allow them to attack poker properly. Wh ...

  Pot control is the art of manipulating the size of the pot based on the relative strength of your hand.  “Relative strength of your hand” refers to how strong your hand is in comparison to the likely range of hands of your opponent.  This means that the tighter your opponent is, the stronger hand you will need to play ...

    I wanted to discuss the concept of fold equity in more detail, as it is an important concept in NL Texas Holdem play. Fold equity is when your chip stack gets low in a tournament; and it reaches a point that you don’t have enough chips to force an opponent into a difficult decision on whether to call your all in bet. Fold E ...

February 28th 2009 - Ranked 1/77 in the €3,000 GTD Rebuy Tourney on Poker Heaven and cashed €1200.00   March 15th 2009 - Ranked 1/82 in the $2,000 GTD (6-Seater) Tourney on PKR and cashed $650.00   March 27th 2009 - Ranked 15/190 in the $4,000 GTD (6-Seater) Tourney on PKR and cashed $71.00   March 30th 2009 - Ranked ...